The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-18

old fellows hand cordially. The train
moved off as the President was shaking
hands with the enthusiastic crowd, and
then Mrs. Cleveland appeared on the plat
form. From that moment until tine train
moved out of sight the din was deafening,
shout after shout rending the air for "Gro-
yer Cleveland
QUITE A LARK.
81 enjoyed it ever so much; it was quite a
lark, said Mrs Cleveland to the Associated
Press reporter as the train moved off. One
of the noticeable incidents of the day was
the appearance of Lookout Post No. 2,
Grand Army of the Republic along the line
of march cheering the President as he
passed. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland were
the recipients at their car of
most unique, and at the same
time beautiful, souvenir in the shape
of a handsome album containing views of
Chattanooga, the battlefelds, Missionary
Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and ChIcka-
maugua, and other points of interest about
the city. The book was bound in silk plush,
beautifully ins cribed, and on the back was
large chip from pine tree, taken from
the Chickamaugua battlefields, in which
was lodged long piece of Federal shell,
fired in one of the famous battles about
Chattanooga. The souvenir was presented
without any demonstration, and because of
its historic value and tae motive that
prompted it, it was accepted by Mrs. Cleve-
land. President Cleveland was also pre-
sented with hickory walking-cane cut
from the battlefield of Lookout Mountain
by an ex-Confederate soldier. The entire
Chattanooga reception committee accom-
panied the President and his party in the
special train to Atlanta, leaving few min
uteS after the Presidents car. The rain
aud the shortness of time allotted to Chat
tanooga interfered with the reception, yet
the President and his wife expressed graft
tication at the reception accorded them, and
regret that they could not visit Lookout
Mountain and other historic points about
the city.
STARTING FOR ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 17.-The President
and his companions returned to their train
at Chattanooga shaking the rain from their
beavers and overcoats, laughing over their
experience and sympathizing with
the people who had made
such elaborate preparations for their
brief demonstration of an hour.
Gov. Taylor and his staff had come from
Nashville on the pilot train to assist in doing
the honors of the occasion and had prepared
a little procession of their own, which was
to make its way to the court house and
there be in readiness to receive the
President on his arrival The
two professions got mixed up in some
way, and in the gathering darkness some
carriages of the Presidents party followed
the Governor, while the President and
Postmaster General were being conveyed
with much pomp away i'll the rain toward
another quarter of the town. The Governor
seems to have arrived at the rendezvous,
but for some reason not yet explained to
the excursiOnists, the Presidents procession
brought up at the station without
ever having visited the court house, where
10000 people were waiting to see the
pageant. A little later the Presidents COM
panions, who had been led astray, discovered
their predicament, and fearing they would
be left behind, ON their own hook made
their way to the station.
The decorations of the town were superb,
and the heartiness of the people merited a
better result. At Big Shanty, Ga, Senator
Brown boarded the Presidents car for a
moment to pay his respects, and little later
C.. A. Collier, President of the Atlanta Ex-
position, H. w. Grady, Vice-President, and
Judge H. B. Tompkins, one of the directors,
entered the Presidents cars, paid their re-
spects and made known to him certain pro-
posed changes in the programme for to-
morrow.
A stop was made opposite Kennesaw
mountain to witness some fireworks, but
lowering clouds interviewed and the display
was marred.
AT ATLANTA.
The approach to Atlanta was signalled by
the firing of cannon, rockets, red lights and
other indications that an event of impor-
tance was at hand 1t was about 11:30
O'Clock as the train drew into the station.
Military were in line. Gov. Gordon and
staff were at the stopping place and
throng which seemed i'll the
confused light of the red lights,
to be a veritable ocean of human faces filled
every street. Deafening cheers greeted the
travellers, who, amid signs of most en-
thusiastic welcome, were escorted to the
carriages in waiting and driven to their
quarters at the Kimball House. Military
guarded every foot of the way and sentinels
were stationed in strong force i'll the corri-
dors of the hotel, through which it was nee
esSary for the President TO pass, preserving
the utmost order Everywhere else, both
in the hotel and out, however, there was
such a jam as Atlanta has never known.
Gov. Gordon estimates the number of stran-
gers in this city tonight at 100000 The
Presidential party entered their rooms at
once and did not again make their appear
ance. 1t haG been arranged that at 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning the, President
should be taken out for ride, but the au-
thoritieS having him in charge delicately
bethought themselves of his comfort, and
have made arrangement for his first public
appearance at later hour.
BAD WEATHER
When Atlanta got up this morning heavy
and threatening clouds were hanging over
her About noon it commenced driZzling,
and in the afternoon commenced raining in
good earnest. 1t is still raining heavily to-
night, with no prospect of an abatement.
The city is drenched and all Of the decora-
tions are in anything but good condition.
The city is filled with visitors who wander
about the streets hunting shelter. The entire
surroundings present most pitiable sight
When the Presidential party reached here
tonight ii was raining heavily. Fully $1,000
people were congregated about the depot
and along the line of the railroad track from
Whitehall street to Pryor, where they had
been standing since dark, and all of them
were as wet as drowned rats. As the train
moved into the depot salute was fired from
the Broad street bridge by the Atlanta Ar
tillery The President and party were
driven to tine Kimball House, with an escort
of 100 men, who carried torches.
CAN'T GET TO ATLANTA.
JACKSONVILLE, RIA, Oct 17.-The Gem
City Guards, of PalatlSa, applied to the
quarantine board here tonight for permits
sion to pass through en- route to Atlanta,
but the request was denied.
WASHINGTON WILL WELCOME HIM.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lit is proposed to
give President Cleveland a welcome home
on his return TO Washington, if it will be
agreeable to him. The leading citizens
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